to glide like a manhole cover
Spanish translation: planea como la tapa de una alcantarilla
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| 3 +3 | se desliza como la tapa de una alcantarilla |
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| 4 | empieza a volar como plomo |
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| 4 | se tambalea pesadamente |
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| 3 | bajar como un globo de plomo |
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empieza a volar como plomo Explanation: Manhole covers don't glide any better than lead. |
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bajar como un globo de plomo Explanation: otra sug.coloquial! |
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peer agreement (net): +3se desliza como la tapa de una alcantarilla Explanation: sounds odd, but just as odd as in English... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 7 mins (2005-10-25 16:36:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- queda mejor la sugerencia que agregó Roberto: Planea como la tapa... si de repente deja de hacer ruido y empieza a planear como la tapa de una alcantarilla... |
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